Overview
- David Späth starred with 14 saves as Johannes Golla, Juri Knorr and Renārs Uščins scored five goals each to snap a four‑game skid against Croatia.
- Germany and Croatia meet again on Sunday in Hannover for the final tune‑up before the Jan. 15 opener against Austria in Herning at 20:30.
- Germany is drawn in Group A with Austria, Serbia and Spain, with only the top two advancing to the main round carrying points from matches against fellow qualifiers.
- The European Championship runs Jan. 15 to Feb. 1 across Denmark, Sweden and Norway, with Germany slated to play its matches in Herning.
- ARD and ZDF will broadcast all Germany games free‑to‑air, while Dyn streams all 65 tournament matches behind a paywall.